Use of the Obesity Surgery Mort ...
Background This study aimed to evaluate the role of the Obesity Surgery Mortality Risk Score (OS-MRS) to predict the risk of post-operative adverse ...
Four-Year Hospital Resource Uti ...
Background Consumption of healthcare has been shown to diminish after bariatric treatment, but utilization of hospital services has not been well do ...
Xenon Anesthesia Reduces TNFα a ...
Background Anesthesia is able to modulate the balance between proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokine production during surgery. The aim of t ...
Depletion of Serum Carotenoid a ...
Background Obesity constitutes a growing health problem, and surgical treatment of severe obesity is increasingly used. Nutrient deficiencies are co ...
Long-Term Plasma Ghrelin and Le ...
Background Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is a gaining ground operation amongst the ones applied for treatment of morbid obesity. Though SG is a food limit ...
Gastrobronchial fistula after s ...
Gastrobronchial fistula (GBF) is a serious complication following bariatric surgery, whose treatment by thoracotomy and/or laparotomy involves a hig ...
Pancreatic Polypeptide Meal Res ...
Background Unknown hormonal and neural satiety signals are thought to drive sustainable weight loss following laparoscopic adjustable gastric bandin ...
Randomized Clinical Trial of La ...
Background Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) is currently the gold standard bariatric procedure for the treatment of morbid obesity. Lap ...
Association of Obestatin, Ghrel ...
Background Three protein products of ghrelin gene (acylated ghrelin, des-acylated ghrelin, and obestatin) are involved in appetite stimulation and s ...
Effects of Inspiratory Muscle T ...
Background This study seeks to assess the effect of inspiratory muscle training (IMT) on pulmonary function, respiratory muscle strength, and endura ...
Morbidity in Patients with or a ...
Considerable controversy exists about the perioperative management of patients at high risk for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in free-standing clini ...
Morbid Obesity in Women is Asso ...
Background Few studies have recently showed functional and morphological changes of the thyroid gland in relation to obesity. To our knowledge, no d ...
Influence of the Learning Curve ...
Background Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is a relatively new bariatric procedure, and data regarding the learning curve are scarce. The aim ...
Potential Nutritional Conflicts ...
An increasing number of morbidly obese patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) are sequentially undergoing bariatric surgery followed by renal ...
A 5-Year Experience with Laparo ...
Background Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) remains the most popular surgical modality for obesity management in Europe. The aim of th ...
Symptoms Suggestive of Dumping ...
Background Dumping syndrome is a well-known complication after upper gastrointestinal (GI) surgery. There are scarce data in the literature about th ...
Gastric Band Erosion in 63 Case ...
Background Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) remains the most popular bariatric procedure performed in Australia and Europe. Gastric ba ...
Our 1-Year Experience in Laparo ...
Sleeve gastrectomy was conceived in 1988 both as a first step to the duodenal switch procedure and as an extension of anti-reflux surgery where pati ...
The Scarpa Lift—A Novel Techniq ...
Abdominoplasty and lower body lift procedures are the most common and sufficient procedures to correct abdominal tissue redundancy. Frequently, pati ...
A Review of Studies Comparing T ...
Obesity is a major worldwide problem in public health, reaching epidemic proportions in many countries, especially in urbanized regions. Bariatric p ...
Preliminary Outcomes 1 Year aft ...
Background The aim of this study was to assess outcomes of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) as a stand-alone bariatric operation according to t ...
Revisiting the Revised Master Q ...
Background This study aims to evaluate the Revised Master Questionnaire (MQR), a measure of cognitive and behavioral difficulties related to weight ...
Decreased Serum Betaine Concent ...
Bariatric surgery significantly reduces the risk of cardiovascular diseases but has no effects on hyperhomocysteinemia, the risk factor for atheroge ...
Small Bowel Obstruction After A ...
Reported incidence of small bowel obstruction (SBO) after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass varies between 1.5% and 3.5%. It has been suggested ...
The Growing Role of Bariatric S ...
The use of bariatric surgery in the clinical management of type 2 diabetes has been recently endorsed in the clinical practice recommendations relea ...